Photochrome fjords
Now this is just cool. The US Library of Congress has uploaded hundreds of old tourist photos from Norway. Not only are they from around 1890 to 1900 but they are in photochrome! Please, allow me to geek out and be a nerd, but I love the strange colours of photochrome.
But the most fascinating thing is that the tourist images of the 1890's are more or less exactly the same as the tourist images of today. With a few of these images all that differs from the modern postcard are the strange colours and the odd font exclaiming: "Wish you were here!"
And of course there are more images behind the cut.
A view of Bergen, looking south-west. (I can see my house from here...almost...)
And turning a bit towards south-east you would see this.
And this is Bergen, as seen from the south-west. The mountain to the left was the vantage point for the two first images.
But moving away from the city, there is the ever lovely Geiranger fjord. And if you're wondering it looks pretty much the same today. A bit more touristy, that is all.
And this is the Seven Sisters waterfall at the start of the Geiranger fjord.
The mountain of Hornindalsrokken, also in the Geiranger area.
This is the small community of Eide, in the Hardanger fjord.
Complete with local gal, in local costume.
And this is the tiny fishing community far north in Lofoten. Think "The Deadliest Catch", Norwegian style.
And to end it all with Gol Stavechurch, to show that Norway isn't all about fjords and mountains (though pretty much).
But the most fascinating thing is that the tourist images of the 1890's are more or less exactly the same as the tourist images of today. With a few of these images all that differs from the modern postcard are the strange colours and the odd font exclaiming: "Wish you were here!"
And of course there are more images behind the cut.
A view of Bergen, looking south-west. (I can see my house from here...almost...)
And turning a bit towards south-east you would see this.
And this is Bergen, as seen from the south-west. The mountain to the left was the vantage point for the two first images.
But moving away from the city, there is the ever lovely Geiranger fjord. And if you're wondering it looks pretty much the same today. A bit more touristy, that is all.
And this is the Seven Sisters waterfall at the start of the Geiranger fjord.
The mountain of Hornindalsrokken, also in the Geiranger area.
This is the small community of Eide, in the Hardanger fjord.
Complete with local gal, in local costume.
And this is the tiny fishing community far north in Lofoten. Think "The Deadliest Catch", Norwegian style.
And to end it all with Gol Stavechurch, to show that Norway isn't all about fjords and mountains (though pretty much).